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Five Car Makers Back Biden Decision To Allow California’s Stricter Auto Emissions

June 9, 2022 4:26 pmJune 9, 2022 4:27 pm

Earlier this week, Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, Honda and Volvo announced that they would be backing President Joe Biden’s decision to allow California to set their own stricter emissions standards for vehicles despite ongoing challengers from some lawmakers and states in...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Invites UAW to Hold Union Vote at Fremont Plant Following State of Union Address

March 3, 2022 12:43 pmMarch 3, 2022 12:44 pm

On Wednesday, Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk responded to President Joe Biden for failing to mention Tesla when talking about electric car manufacturing in his state of the union address earlier this week, by inviting the United Auto Workers...

Biden Administration and DOT To Completely Drop California Emissions Lawsuit

April 23, 2021 2:53 amApril 22, 2021 6:53 pm

President Joe Biden and the Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that they would be ending the legal battle with California over the state’s vehicle emissions standards, which are more stringent than federal standards. The legal battle over California and...

GM Backs California’s Automotive Emission Standards

November 24, 2020 7:26 am

On Monday, General Motors CEO Mary Barra announced that GM would no longer litigate against California’s car emission standards and instead join the state and the Biden Administration in embracing the tougher standards. Since September of last year, GM, along...

Fremont Tesla Plant Reopened Despite Alameda County Lockdown

May 12, 2020 2:39 pm

On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reopened his Fremont car factory, going against Alameda County orders, not to do so because of coronavirus-related health restrictions. Reopening of the Fremont Plant The decision came only days after Musk threatened to move...

Tesla to Reopen Fremont Factory on April 29th

April 26, 2020 2:21 amApril 26, 2020 3:06 pm

On Saturday, employees at Tesla’s Fremont plant received e-mails to come into work on April 29th, marking the first large employer in California that closed down during the coronavirus pandemic to reopen. While Bay Area stay-at-home orders are currently in...

California ‘Resists’ Again: No-Show at Los Angeles Auto Show is just Latest Dispute With Trump Administration

November 26, 2019 2:05 amNovember 26, 2019 11:58 am

The California Air Resources Board refused to attend the Los Angeles Auto Show earlier this week, adding to the ongoing feud between the state of California and the Federal Government over setting car emission and fuel economy standards. The feud...